August 13, 2010 8:24 AM
Islamic Mosque: Sacrilege at Ground Zero
btw, just six weeks ago more human remains were found at Ground Zero.
Sacrilege at Ground Zero
Even Mayor Bloomberg acknowledges that the rules are different when it comes to sacred places.
Charles Krauthammer
August 13, 2010 12:00 A.M.A place is made sacred by a widespread belief that it was visited by the miraculous or the transcendent (Lourdes, the Temple Mount), by the presence there once of great nobility and sacrifice (Gettysburg), or by the blood of martyrs and the indescribable suffering of the innocent (Auschwitz).
When we speak of Ground Zero as hallowed ground, what we mean is that it belongs to those who suffered and died there -- and that such ownership obliges us, the living, to preserve the dignity and memory of the place, never allowing it to be forgotten, trivialized, or misappropriated.
That's why Disney's early '90s proposal to build an American history theme park near Manassas Battlefield was defeated by a broad coalition fearing vulgarization of the Civil War (and wiser than me; at the time I obtusely saw little harm in the venture). It's why the commercial viewing tower built right on the border of Gettysburg was taken down by the Park Service. It's why, while no one objects to Japanese cultural centers, the idea of putting one up at Pearl Harbor would be offensive.
And why Pope John Paul II ordered the Carmelite nuns to leave the convent they had established at Auschwitz. He was in no way devaluing their heartfelt mission to pray for the souls of the dead. He was teaching them a lesson in respect: This is not your place, it belongs to others. However pure your voice, better to let silence reign.
Read more at National Review Online
I'm glad Krauthammer brought this up because people have tried to make a parallel between the Carmelite nuns whose intentions were at least selfless.
The Muslims pushing this mosque are lying when they say their intentions are good - their religion tells them to lie in order to fool the infidel.
The clear test is this: if their intentions were honest and good, they would relocate their mosque out of respect. That they have pressed on to achieve a legal victory, flaunting the wishes of relatives of Ground Zero victims, really shows that this is an in-your-face mission - building a victory mosque as they did when they conquered Cordoba, Spain, for which this mosque will be named.
Read more of my coverage at Ground Zero Mosque
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http://islam.about.com/blvictims.htm
Nothing needs more to be said.
[Not sure what your point is. Muslim terrorists even purposely blow themselves up - do you think they care about collateral damage? If this is an attempt to refute Krauthammer's analysis, it's completely ineffective. ]
Posted by: Jerry | August 13, 2010 12:01 PM
I'll support this mosque when I see a Christian Church (of any denomination, but I'd LOVE to see it Catholic) go up in Saudi, or heck, even Iran.
Will it happen? Nope. Why not? Because Islam is intolerant of other religions.
Posted by: dirtdartwife | August 13, 2010 10:37 PM
dirtdartwife, you don't make any sense. Are you saying the United States should base its actions on what Muslim nations do? Should we be as intolerant as they are? You're just parroting Newt Gingrich's words I realize, but you seem to be saying the US should be as intolerant of other religions as some Middle Eastern nations are.
Barbara, you seem to be saying all Muslims are terrorists. I'm very sorry if you actually feel that way. Love thy neighbor, and turn the other cheek.
Posted by: Jerry | August 14, 2010 8:43 AM
